There are 3 ways to get from Ketchikan to North Pole by plane, car ferry, or taxi
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Fly from Ketchikan
best- Fly from Ketchikan (KTN) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane KTN - FAI
12h 27m$184–814Car ferry to Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport, fly
cheapest- Take the car ferry from Ketchikan to Petersburg, AKcarferry
- Fly from Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport (PSG) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane PSG - FAI
32h 41m$128–588Car ferry, taxi to Klawock Airport, fly
- Take the car ferry from Ketchikan, AK to Hollis, Prince of Wales Islandcarferry
- Take the taxi from Hollis, Prince of Wales Island to Klawock Airport (KLW)taxi
- Fly from Klawock Airport (KLW) to Fairbanks (FAI)plane KLW - FAI
16h 16m$313–728
Ketchikan (KTN) to Fairbanks (FAI) flights
Questions & Answers
The cheapest way to get from Ketchikan to North Pole is to car ferry and fly which costs $120 - $600 and takes 32h 41m.
The fastest way to get from Ketchikan to North Pole is to fly which takes 12h 27m and costs $180 - $850.
The distance between Ketchikan and North Pole is 893 miles.
It takes approximately 12h 27m to get from Ketchikan to North Pole, including transfers.
There are 124+ hotels available in North Pole.
What companies run services between Ketchikan, AK, USA and North Pole, AK, USA?
Alaska Airlines, Inc. flies from Ketchikan (KTN) to Fairbanks (FAI) twice daily.
- Website
- alaskaair.com
Flights from Ketchikan to Fairbanks via Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 31m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $170–800
Flights from Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport to Fairbanks via Juneau, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 11h 54m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $200–850
Flights from Petersburg James A. Johnson Airport to Fairbanks via Juneau, Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 12h 13m
- When
- Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Sunday
- Estimated price
- $90–460
Flights from Klawock Airport to Fairbanks via Juneau, Anchorage
- Ave. Duration
- 7h 55m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $95–470
Flights from Klawock Airport to Fairbanks via Ketchikan, Seattle
- Ave. Duration
- 10h 44m
- When
- Every day
- Estimated price
- $180–800
- Phone
- +1 800-642-0066
- dot.amhs.customer@alaska.gov
- Website
- dot.alaska.gov
Car ferry from Ketchikan to Petersburg, AK
- Ave. Duration
- 14h 15m
- Frequency
- Once a week
- Estimated price
- $30–120
- Website
- https://dot.alaska.gov
- Schedules at
- https://dot.alaska.gov/amhs/schedules.shtml
- Adult 12+
- $30–120
- Phone
- +1 866-308-4848
- reservations@interislandferry.com
- Website
- interislandferry.com
Car ferry from Ketchikan, AK to Hollis, Prince of Wales Island
- Ave. Duration
- 3h
- Frequency
- Twice daily
- Estimated price
- $50–60
- Website
- https://interislandferry.com
- Passenger
- $50–60
- Vehicles
- $56
- Ave. Duration
- 43 min
- Estimated price
- $160–190
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